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Priti Patel MP hosts discussion on International Trade for Essex Businesses

Published on 6th December 2018 Published in General News

Witham MP, Priti Patel, welcomed the Essex Chambers of Commerce to Parliament on Monday evening to discuss international trade with the Rt. Hon Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade [3 December 2018]. The meeting was well attended by a number of leading businesses from the County of …

Priti concerned over rail fare rises

Published on 3rd December 2018 Published in General NewsPublished in Local News

Witham MP Priti Patel has expressed concerns over the latest announcement on January’s increase in rail fares, which will see season tickets from some commuters in the constituency passing the £6,000 mark. Commuters buying annual tickets from Marks Tey to London with a travelcard will see their fares rise by …

Priti Patel MP announces winner of 2018 Christmas Card Competition

Published on 3rd December 2018 Published in General NewsPublished in Local News

Witham MP, Priti Patel, is delighted to announce that Jasmine Fenwick, aged 8, from St. Andrew’s Junior School in Hatfield Peverel is the winner of her 2018 Witham Constituency Christmas Card Competition. Many local schools participated in this year’s competition and Priti would like to thank all schools that joined …

Priti calls on Council to refuse Drakes Lane application

Published on 3rd December 2018 Published in General NewsPublished in Local News

Local MP Priti Patel has called on Chelmsford City Council’s Planning Committee to refuse a planning application for nine Traveller pitches on a site in Drakes Lane. The site is located next to an industrial estate and isolated from services and facilities, including schools and GP surgeries. Despite the application …

Priti presses PM on EU Court controls

Published on 27th November 2018 Published in General News

Priti presses PM on EU Court controls Witham MP Priti Patel has pressed the Prime Minister to give a date with the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice would end. During a statement in the House of Commons on the Prime Minister signing-off the Withdrawal Agreement and a Political …

Statement from Priti on UK-EU Political Declaration

Published on 27th November 2018 Published in General News

Statement from The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP in response to the ‘Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom One week after the Government capitulated to the EU with the Withdrawal Agreement, our national interests have once again been …

Statement from The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP on the Proposed Withdrawal Agreement

Published on 16th November 2018 Published in General NewsPublished in Local News

The Withdrawal Agreement which the Cabinet has approved does not deliver the outcome of the EU Referendum and goes against the 2017 Conservative Party Manifesto and promises made by the Prime Minister in her Lancaster House and Florence speeches. 17.4 million people voted to leave the EU and take back …

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